Homeowners on Birchwood Court received a laminated briefing packet this week reclassifying the annual mailbox paint inspection as a “Quarterly Perimeter Readiness Drill,” complete with color-coded threat levels for unmowed lawns and a mandatory muster point at the cul-de-sac.

Residents who fail to display a tactical lawn flag by 0600 hours are subject to a strongly worded note left in a resealable bag, “for weatherproofing, not menace,” organizers clarified, menacingly.